Collective Consciousness; Me, You, Time, Energy.

It is a fairly common place to have feelings about where one fits into this puzzle and the whole ‘meaning of life’ wonderment. I’ve heard it many times from my own internal voice to other bloggers, in books, movies and among friends, colleagues and family members.

So why do we all search for a meaning? What have those before us found?

I wonder? So, I’m looking, not as much (any more) for my own meaning but for the meaning of others. Maybe this will tell a greater story, one that we can each relate to, one that will help us see the reason and that the quest may lie deeper than one’s own self. The idea of the journey being the most satisfying aspect is an exciting and even simpler answer.

To help me along in these studies… I turn to Books and Movies and of course the internet. Here are some of the things that I’ve been watching and reading.

• Lord of the Rings – re watching (should be reading!)
• Canterbury Tales – Nice drawings and good ol’ folk tales from the 14th century
• “The Brave New World” Aldous Huxley. A look at the current and supposed future society structure
• The ideas of Grant Morrison – referred by Charles Glaubitz (along with research on Archetypes).
• “The Book of Secrets: Unlocking the Hidden Dimensions of Your Life (Chopra, Deepak)” I lived in Carlsbad for years, it’s hard not to know who Deepak is, and then once you read about him, you’ll be forever hooked.
• “The Archetypes and The Collective Unconscious (Collected Works of C.G. Jung Vol.9 Part 1)”
• The Wizard of Oz -Dorthy finds in the end that the Power to Return Home was within her the whole time
• Art history/Eastern and Western Philosophy/ Folk music

Most of these I’ve read/researched before… however, it’s now that I’m finding a deeper meaning in them. Most recently a professor of mine, Charles Glaubitz introduced me to Archetypes. This opened a whole new train of thought. The linking factors, the ideas that are one in the same, used repeatedly to create stories that we as people find inspirational and feel connected to.

Not just a story with a moral connection, but collective consciousness that ties us together, transcends time and links us to a formable energy. I can see how people have dedicated their lives to these very ideas. They consume lifetimes.